The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious. But in Washington, D.C., reconciliation refers to a potent legislative shortcut that allows the party in power to avoid opposition and enact ...

WASHINGTON — Congress is returning to Washington this week for what is expected to be a consequential few weeks of negotiations that could impact everything from the price you pay for prescription ...

House GOP leaders had a brief scare last week when they had to go back and fix several pages in their mammoth budget reconciliation bill that passed before Memorial Day. That “privilege scrub” process ...

Kathryn Jean Lopez pithily sums up the prevailing wisdom about using reconciliation to pass health care reform: it's the "the-vote-yourself-out-of-Congress approach." The risks for the Democrats are ...

Reconciliation is not merely about moving on but addressing wounds that, if left untreated, may continue to fester and divide societies.... - Published on August 15, 2025 Does a war really end once ...

Commentary on the plan to pass health care reform through reconciliation has been all over the map. Some see the idea as a perversion of Senate democratic processes because it circumvents the 60-vote ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to make ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist political movements in the world as he prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialogue — a message in line with his pledges to make the ...